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Acceptability of CHW services
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Patients reported satisfaction with services provided; Few adolescents attended to, interviews with some revealed discomfort being seen in the same clinic with older women as being identified as SV survivor may diminish marriage opportunities
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Community members reported that CHWs are trusted members of society that survivors can seek care from
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Survivors reported liking the programme & the programme being understandable
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Rising invitations to give lectures & workshops to the community
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Rise in the use of volunteer advocates by 75%; feedback from victims of non-judgemental compassionate support provided
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Women found the services useful and particularly when hospital services were inadequate for their needs
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Feeling of trust for community workers developed; Large number of community members becoming involved in the prevention efforts
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Feasibility of CHW services
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Overall, the mobile clinic utilised limited human resources, equipment & medication
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CHWs demonstrated comfort with the subject of sexual assault and good understanding of medical treatment; CHWs also demonstrated full understanding of confidentiality and data collection; Safety was not an issue of concern to CHWs
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Cost of delivery was minimal particularly because the facilitators were volunteers. Training & experience contributed to facilitators spending very little time on preparation, one hour
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No assessment of feasibility documented
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No assessment of feasibility documented
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Study identifies the potential opportunity to incorporate the current informal support networks for survivors with the national CHW programme being implemented
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No assessment of feasibility documented
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